@fred: "Hi,
I went for a browse around Lidl today. They have some of those
miniature (circular) plunge saws left for �49.99. I quite like the
idea of them for floorboard cutting but don't know whether to wait and
see if the drop the price to �39.99, if the stock lasts that long! For
some reason I'm happy to pay �40 to see but �50 makes me hesitate but
I can't say why! Did anyone buy one? Were they any good?
I picked up a leaflet and it says the multi tool will be on sale at
the start of Feb. for �29.99. I'm hoping to get one as I missed out
when aldi had them a couple of months back. I visited four at least
Aldi stores but all had sold out. I did consider looking for a Bosch
in the Christmas sales but never got around to it. I was hoping to use
it for floorboards but perhaps the miniature saw would be better for
that.
Last of all, they have an ultrasonic measure for �9.99. If it works it
must be better than a collapsing tape measure! Does it work?
TIA"
    @nospam: ""Fred" <email_address> wrote in message 
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For certain values of 'work' only.
I have one, and was enjoying measuring things, but came to grief trying to 
measure a long narrow room.
The ultrasonic measuring beam fans out, so the further you are away from the 
object the broader the beam and the greater chance of it hitting something 
else and giving a false reading.
Had me baffled for a while.
Answers somewhere a month or so back on this NG.
Basically for accutate measuring you need a laser measure which costs 
�{divorce}.
Cheers
Dave R
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
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    @giraffenospam: "<quote>
So did I - so spent �160 on a Bosch Pro. By 'eck, it do work!. Had to get up
some floorboards and it's so easy to do, with hardly any collateral damage
and v. little chance of cutting a pipe as it goes at most 1mm into the
joist.
As for putting some vents into doors - POP!
OK, I'm justifying the purchase, but there's something about good tools...
Peter.
The gods will stay away 
whilst religions hold sway"
    @seemysignature: "<quote>
Sometimes a mm is all it takes... (DAMHIK)
Indeed. Never regretted buying any of my good ones. Can't say the same 
for some of the cheapies.
Cheers,
John.
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    @watttyler: "<quote>
Lidl *do* do it occasionally - but you can't rely on it.
Cheers,
Roger
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    @grimly4: "On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:18 +0000, PeterC
<quote>
There is no need; you are among friends, brother.
We understand.
So my gf tells me."
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